basset horn

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Bassetthorn, translation of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French cor de bassette, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian corno di bassetto.

Noun

basset horn (plural basset horns)

1. (music) An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.

Derived terms

• basset hornist

Translations

alto instrument of the clarinet family

• Czech: basetový roh m
• Dutch: bassethoorn (nl) m
• Finnish: basettitorvi (fi)
• French: cor de basset (fr) m
• German: Bassetthorn n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Icelandic: bassetthorn n
• Italian: corno di bassetto m
• Japanese: バセットホルン (basettohorun)
• Polish: rożek basetowy m
• Swedish: bassetthorn (sv) n

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